Great Britain 1684 shilling
This specimen was lot 30220 in Heritage sale 3097 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $6,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: Charles II Shilling 1684 MS62 NGC. A surprisingly scarce emission, with relatively few examples in any grade coming to mark in recent decades, and certainly not as extraordinarily preserved as the example at hand. Despite only minor striking weakness witnessed to the reverse, likely the result of die clash and adjust marks, the surfaces remain nearly pristine and are bereft of any instances of handling that could be considered distracting by even the most seasoned and conditionally discriminating collector, with only the occasional, errant mark to the portrait noted for the sake of accuracy. This example is in a league of its own among certified specimens as the sole finest between both NGC and PCGS. From the Abbeygate Collection." This type was struck 1683-84 and is scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.02 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 446, S-3381, ESC-559 (prev. ESC-1066).
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Platinum Night Auction 3097, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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